André Armenante
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| André Armenante | |
|---|---|
| Born | André Armenante July 28, 1991 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | Advertising and Special Effect Filmmaking |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
André Armenante (born July 28, 1991) is an American entertainer & entrepreneur, based out of Los Angeles, California. Armenante works in various industries, including toys, theatre, film and social media.
Education[edit]
André Armenante graduated as a double major in Graphic Design and Advertising with a focus on Animatronic Technology, from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York, New York. 2005 — Armenante built and trademarked his first two animatronics, Butter and Marge[1][2]. 2008 — Butter, Marge and Armenante's eighteen other animatronics were then featured in his television pilot, 'Charged'[3].
Career[edit]
HolograFX[edit]
Armenante entered the toy industry with business partner Mark Setteducati. November 2011— Armenante developed a prototype of a Pepper's Ghost and smartphone toy. Setteducati became the representative of the prototype[4]. The prototype was presented and rejected by Fantasma Toys and Tenyo. May 2012 — Goliath Games licensed the concept, now named HolograFX[5], a sci-fi themed magic kit with smartphone app that allowed users to engage with interactive holographic stories.[6][7][8]
2013 — HolograFX received five awards: Best Toy in Youth Electronics at the U.K. Toy Fair[9], Best Tech Toy at the Gadget Show Live[10], Best Toy Of The Year at the Belgium Toy Fair. At the France Toy Fair HolograFX won Best Toy Of The Year and Grand Prix.
2014 — HolograFX launched internationally, distributed primarily by Toys "R" Us® and John Adams-Toys & Games.
Magic To Do[edit]
2015 - 2016 — Armenante worked along side of Jim Steinmeyer functioning as lead special effects designer for "Magic to Do" - an original musical by composer Stephen Schwartz, in partnership with Princess Cruises. "Magic To Do" was awarded an Excellence Award, presented by Live Design, in the category of Theatre Production[11].
RuPaul's Limited Edition Dolls[edit]
2017 — Armenante partnered with artist and doll designer Andrew (Astor) Yang to create the commercial campaign for RuPaul's limited edition doll run.[12]
The Diamond Stag[edit]
2019 — Armenante worked as Producer and Technical Director for the performing art piece "The Diamond Stag", an off-off Broadway production[13][14]. The show was performed at IATI Theater in NYC, starring Andrew (Astor) Yang and Gabriella Loeb.
Online Content Creator[edit]
2021—Armenante transitioned into Content Creation across multiple platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. Armenante is known online as outofthehat.
Echoes At Oscars[edit]
2023— Armenante produced and starred in "Echoes at Oscars", an interactive seance show created for Oscar's in downtown Palm Springs, California.[15]
Achievements and awards[edit]
- 2017 — Live Design awarded "Magic To Do" with the "Excellence Award for Best Theatrical Design".[11]
- 2014 — Armenante received the W.I.T.T.Y. Award by the United Kingdom Toy Inventors Association.[16]
- February 2013 — KidExpo Paris, HolograFX awarded: 'Best Toy of the Year' for electronics category, 'Best Toy Across All Categories', and 'The Grand Prix'.
- 2013 — HolograFX awarded 'Top Tech Toy' from Gadget Show Live.[10]
- 2013 — Belgium Toy Fair awarded Armenante 'Best Toy Of The Year' for HolograFX.
- January 2013 — HolograFX awarded 'Best Of Show' at the United Kingdom Toy Fair.
- 2013 — London Toy Fair, HolograFX awarded 'BestNew Toy' in the category youth electronics.[9][17]
References[edit]
- ↑ USPTO. "Armenante, Andre Trademark Registration". USPTO.report. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ USPTO. "BUTTER - Armenante, Andre Trademark Registration". USPTO.report. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ Lim, Andrew (May 2008). Resnick, Jane, ed. "Andre Armenante". The Visual Opinion. 14 (5): 8, 9 – via School of Visual Arts.
- ↑ Settembre, Jeanette (November 17, 2013). "Magician and inventor Mark Setteducati creates HolograFX, a magic set that lets kids project holograms". NY Daily News. Retrieved January 17, 2024. Unknown parameter
|orig-date=ignored (help) - ↑ Stinett, Dustin (December 2013). "HolograFX". Genii. 76 (8): 68, 69, 70, 71, 72.
- ↑ NL2009561C2, Armenante, Andre Antonio; Mark Setteducah & Adar Golad, "Presentation device for providing a three dimensional viewing experience", issued 2014-04-07
- ↑ NL2012541B1, Adar, Golad; Antonio Armenante Andre & Setteducah Mark, "Presentation device for providing a three dimensional viewing experience", issued 2016-02-15
- ↑ Cerezo, Rebeca; Calderón, Vicente; Romero, Cristóbal (2019-04-01). "A holographic mobile-based application for practicing pronunciation of basic English vocabulary for Spanish speaking children". International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 124: 13–25. arXiv:2402.07897. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.11.009. ISSN 1071-5819.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Best in Show - The BTHA announces Toy Fair Best New Toy Winners". Toy Fair Daily News. LEMA Publishing. January 22 (2013): 34. January 22, 2013 – via British Toys & Hobby Association, Toys 'n' Playthings.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Fair Play - Best in Show: Top five Toy Fair tech toys chose by Gadget Show Live". Toy Fair Daily News. LEMA Publishing. 2013 (January 24): 3. January 24, 2013 – via British Toys & Hobby Association, Toys 'n' Playthings.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Magic to Do". Live Design. March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ↑ "One Of A Kind RuPaul dolls come out for Drag Con!". Fashion Doll Chronicles. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ Wild, Stephi (June 9, 2019). "IATI Theater Presents THE DIAMOND STAG As Part Of Its Pride Celebration 2019". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ The Diamond Stag, February 10, 2021, retrieved 2024-01-16
- ↑ Villarreal, Pristine (October 2, 2023). ""Echoes At Oscars" Immersive Special Effects Seances in Downtown Palm Springs". NBC News Palm Springs. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Inventors Dinner – UK Toy Inventors' Dinner". Insiders Dinner. Noted under the W.I.T.T.Y. Award winners pop-up under the years 2014. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ HolograFX- Best New Toy of 2013, June 18, 2013, retrieved 2024-01-16
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